Seeing the identical serial numbers, not only Nan Xian and Yu Lin were dumbfounded, but the others also stood there stunned.
A lone man and woman, alone in a room, engaging in intimate acts...
In an instant, these keywords flashed through everyone's minds like bullet comments.
The atmosphere suddenly became extremely subtle.
Nan Xian's initial shock upon receiving the serial number quickly subsided; she knew the production team wouldn't play such a joke.
In particular, this program was invested in by He Mingxiao.
She calmly walked towards Yu Lin, ignoring his bright eyes.
Can I see your brand?
Yu Lin naturally listened to her and obediently handed over his wooden plaque engraved with the number 03.
Nan Xian placed the two wooden plaques together and examined them carefully. Soon, her eyes lit up.
“Look everyone, Yu Lin’s wooden plaque has the character ‘Qiao’ engraved on it, but mine has ‘Liu’!”
Upon hearing this, everyone stepped forward and indeed saw two small characters engraved on the lower left corner of each of the two wooden plaques. Because they were so small, they had not been noticed before.
“Really! Qiao and Liu are obviously surnames, does that mean there are two courtyards here?” Lu Anna suggested.
"We'll know once we've all drawn them; this number must have some meaning," Lang Zhuo nodded.
Everyone was engaged in a lively discussion, and no one noticed—
The smile on Yu Lin's lips faded instantly. He pursed his lips and lowered his eyes to hide the sadness in them.
On the ground at everyone's feet, a very faint scarlet color was rapidly spreading along the cracks in the stone bricks.
As if it were alive, it straightened half its body and sniffed the air, then suddenly paused, and as if it had found a delicious meal, it darted toward Yu Lin and quickly burrowed into his skin.
Yu Lin felt a sharp, short pain in his ankle, as if he had been pricked by a needle. He frowned slightly, glanced down instinctively, and seeing nothing unusual, quickly dismissed the pain.
Having resolved this minor hiccup, everyone continued drawing rooms.
Lu Anna drew 01 engraved with "Qiao", and Kou Xiangxin drew 01 engraved with "Liu".
Lang Zhuo drew the 02 engraved with "Qiao".
Upon seeing this numerical allocation, Lang Zhuo, who had remained calm and composed, finally showed some panic, anxiously pacing around the field while clutching the wooden plaque.
"Oh no, oh no, there's definitely something fishy about this unique number!" His face paled, as if he had realized something terrible. He exclaimed, "Oh dear, could it be that Murder Spring is coming to get me tonight?"
Yu Lin was watching the show from the sidelines when he suddenly met the other man's gaze. He knew something was wrong and quickly looked away as if nothing had happened.
However, it was too late.
Lang Zhuo stepped forward, smiling amiably.
"Xiao Yu, you're young and strong, and you're the bravest among us. How about we switch rooms? You can stay in this room?" He said, waving the wooden sign in his hand.
However, he forgot that Yu Lin, after the "trials" of the previous episodes, was no longer a naive newcomer who could be easily fooled.
Especially since the wooden plaque number was the same as Nan Xian's, he secretly thought that since they couldn't stay in the same room, having the same number was fine, right?
Absolutely not!
So Yu Lin grinned, showing off his big white teeth, looking like a harmless fool, but actually his eyes were cunning as he said, "Teacher Lang, to be honest, I'm scared too! I just turned 20, which is the best age for a boy, and I'm so handsome, so if the Killing Spring were to choose, it would definitely choose me first!"
After saying that, he gestured to Kou Xiangxin behind him, "Teacher Kou, we're evenly matched, neither of us is better than the other, please don't mind!"
Kou Xiangxin nodded expressionlessly.
Yu Lin continued, "Now that our rooms are all assigned, if we suddenly switch, and Murder Spring comes looking for me at night, only to find you in my room... wouldn't you be in real danger?"
Lang Zhuo was taken aback, then clenched his left fist and slammed it into his right palm. "You're right! We might as well stick to the status quo and wait for the right opportunity!"
Yu Lin smiled with narrowed eyes, "That makes sense, it's good that you've figured it out, Teacher Lang."
Nan Xian was touching up her makeup on the side, keeping an eye on the commotion around her. She overheard Yu Lin and Lang Zhuo's conversation and couldn't help but glance at Yu Lin a few more times.
This kid is getting smarter and smarter.
**
Seeing that it was getting late, Director Deng announced that everyone could split up and find their own rooms.
Lengquan Village is small, and the roads are not easy to travel. The two groups of people assigned to "Qiao" and "Liu" automatically split into two groups.
They encountered several villagers, all elderly, who showed no surprise at their appearance and were even indifferent.
Even Lang Zhuo, who was considered the most approachable among them, was turned away when he tried to strike up a conversation. He awkwardly touched the tip of his nose and made a helpless shrug to the others.
There was nothing else to do but continue searching aimlessly.
Finally, Yu Lin, with his sharp eyes, noticed half a plaque lying in the corner of a seemingly long-abandoned old house—
The plaque, weathered by wind and rain, was so corroded that it looked like it would fall apart at the slightest touch.
Only a faint recognizable character "乔" could be made out.
And this room is even more unbearable to look at—
The creaking gate, overgrown with weeds, the dry well piled high with fallen leaves, the dark, decaying side rooms...
When these "classic elements" are combined, it's hard not to think of some bloody or terrifying scenes.
The three people who drew "Joe": ...
Nan Xian and Kou Xiangxin, who drew the character "Liu", were even more uneasy.
Who knows if the place they'll be staying tonight will be even worse than this...
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